It all goes to show that cannabis prohibition is nothing more than a modern-day superstition.

If the other two shows are example of popular television that might take us somewhere in terms of policy, New Zealand’s Drug Bust is simply about policing. And we’re not going to learn much from that at all.

The Colorado example is really interesting. At some point we will certainly shift to legalise and tax and regulate marijuana and probably other drugs. It may take time but it will happen, simply because prohibition does not work well for societies. Prohibition does of course work very well for criminals.

When it does happen we can only hope that the legislators will look at how other places have managed the process of legalisation and learn from what worked and what did not. The transition will need to be managed properly to avoid doing unecessary harm.

The difference is now moot. On the first Tuesday of November, Amendment 64 to the state constitution passed by referendum: legalising, taxing and regulating the possession and cultivation of cannabis by adults. That’s the next series sorted, then.

I've seen speculation that the federal government will pick a case and invite the courts to find that federal law trumps state law. In which case, all hell will break loose. We would certainly see some Republicans line up behind Colorado and Washington State.

TV shows are like...well let's say Aladdin's Cave..are like ....well like a trip to Switched On Gardener...funny how the jury found 2 of 5 guilty, but then again I didn't shit through 9 weeks... opps I mean sit through, of embarrassing tripe from the NZ Police...well done operation Lime and Bitters, and therein lies the sting, telling the gardening store your muther has cancer, can you help me with her... with her pain.....Well done chaps, I biffed the TV, and all that is left is fantasy gardening at SOG...switched on....indeed...what did Plato say about caves? It's all a bit Dutch...

I really enjoyed the latest issue of the NZDF’S Matters of Substance. I was shocked at the graphics that accompanied the article about cannabis however, the NZDF needs a new supplier, the weed pic looked like rugged, rugged bush weed. And Im pretty sure the joint was a tobacco roll your own. Great article.

I would prefer a pic of some green, purple and blue medicinal bud from a clinic somewhere, just a minor niggle. Imagine being able to go into a nice, safe clinic to buy your medicine as opposed to supporting organised crime in NZ atm! Its a pleasant dream.

Im definitely going to watch American Weed, it sounds very interesting. I am pretty sad that we lost a lot of the MDMA type psychotherapy thanks to idiots like Bert Potter and his cronies. Now all these types of treatments are labelled as ‘hippy nonsense’ when there is a lot of truth and power in loving your fellow human.

I don't know about that. Most of my more conservative relatives have been surprised to see that a lot of pot growers look just like poor single mums with a lot of mouths to feed, and aren't exactly living it up while doing so.

Puts a new light on us having thousands of people in prison for growing pot, many of whom have property subsequently seized with other dodgy laws.

At some point we will certainly shift to legalise and tax and regulate marijuana and probably other drugs.

With all the kickbacks the parties get from the booze? Not f*kin likely. It's not about what it costs society, eh, it's about what it earns the political machine.

The last three US presidents smoked pot when young. Obama was the first to talk about it honestly. Even before the election he backed gay marriage. I think we'll see more openly where Obama stands on a range of issues now there's no election to consider.

It would probably be much less direct. The President appoints the directors of the FBI, so presumably has a lot of influence over them. An FBI ignoring the Administration's position is one risking a big broom. But does the FBI go after pot anyway? Seems a bit small-potatoes for them.